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Archive for September, 2012

NicheLabs introduces the end to illegible forms

September 27th, 2012

One of the biggest hassles of being a new patient at a doctor’s office is filling out stacks of new-patient forms. You sit there with a clipboard, a pen and multiple pieces of paper asking you questions you can’t answer on the spot, such as your medical history or what medications you’re taking, but could answer easily at home where you have all of your records.

Besides for missing information, the act of juggling everything on your lap can make your handwriting look like chicken scrawl.

Get a new look for your Twitter page

September 24th, 2012

If your business has a Twitter page, you’ll be happy to know that on Sept. 18, Twitter announced a whole new look. New profile formats allow you to make your Twitter page more dynamic, with a larger profile photo and new backgrounds. The new profile designs let you give your Twitter page some of the lively look and feel now possible on Facebook since its recent redesign.

An example of the new look is at https://twitter.com/todayshow, one of the first new profiles created. As you can see, the main photo, now much larger, is on the upper right, with easier to read informational tabs right below it.

The Day GoDaddy Went Down

September 13th, 2012

GoDaddy, which calls itself “the largest hosting provider of secure websites in the world,” hosts 53 million domain names worldwide, many of which belong to small businesses. Many millions more that host elsewhere use GoDaddy for their DNS service.

On Monday, September 10, somebody or something took GoDaddy down – and with it millions of websites and email accounts throughout the world. The many GoDaddy customers that do business only online and through email saw their businesses come to a full stop.

Spotlight: The Graivier Center

September 6th, 2012

An image to match the reputation of one of the world’s premier plastic surgeons

What do you do when you are a plastic surgeon so talented you have a six-month waiting list and speaking engagements that take you all over the world – and an out-of-date website that barely hints at the prestige associated with your name?

You rebrand – and you do it with a brand-new website designed by Atlanta website design firm NicheLabs.

Templates vs. Custom Designed Websites

September 6th, 2012

Most of our clients come to us for a custom-designed website. However, they’ve all seen ads for free templates and wonder if a custom-designed site is really worth the money.

If you were buying a pair of shoes to wear to a formal event, how satisfied would you be if your choices were all the same size and style – a casual oxford, for example – with your only options being color and texture? Even if that shoe were half the price of the shoe that was perfect for you in size, style and color, would you still purchase it? Even if it were free, would you still want it?

Fast Facts

September 6th, 2012

Small businesses at greater risk for hacking

According to a recent issue of American Express Open Forum, hackers are focusing more on small businesses than ever before. In the first six months of this year, the percentage of targeted attacks on small businesses (with fewer than 250 employees) was double what it was for the same period in 2011.